Use the Python Netmiko module to automate switches, routers and firewalls from multiple vendors. I frequently find myself in the position of confronting "hostile" networks. By hostile, I mean that ...

If there’s one thing about the IT industry, it’s that nothing stays the same for long. New technologies are coming in, networks are getting bigger, and the demand for skilled professionals is rising ...

Some network teams are finding power and simplicity in the shift from telling devices what to do, using imperative programming, to describing what they should be, using declarative programming.

Security tooling is not written in a single language. Python powers most automation. C sits at the exploit layer. PowerShell ...

Before beginning a network automation project, you need to wrap your head around what tasks are involved and what it means for your organization as well as your network admin staff. Simply put, a ...

Certification programs like those offered by Cisco and Juniper Networks can help network engineers document their proficiency in network automation. Modern networks require more dynamic changes than ...

If there were an award for “most improved IT orchestration and configuration management tool,” Red Hat’s Ansible would be a top contender. Since its initial development by Michael DeHaan in 2012, it ...

Facebook's globe-spanning network consists of both wide-area backbone networks as well as edge Points-of-Presence, which support end-user facing requests and internal traffic, both of which have been ...